The only evidence that other people are conscious is

a. that they tell us they are.
b. their ability to understand their thoughts.
c. that they perceive, think, and remember, too.
d. that they have brains.
e. our inability to imagine what it would be like to lack consciousness.


a. that they tell us they are.

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